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<a class="Constant" href="index.html" name="help.txt">help.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For&nbsp;<span class="Identifier">Vim version 8.0.</span>&nbsp;&nbsp;Last change: 2016 Sep 12<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;VIM - main help file<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; k<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Move around:&nbsp;&nbsp;Use the cursor keys, or &quot;h&quot; to go left,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;h&nbsp;&nbsp; l<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;j&quot; to go down, &quot;k&quot; to go up, &quot;l&quot; to go right.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; j<br>
Close this window:&nbsp;&nbsp;Use &quot;:q<span class="Special">&lt;Enter&gt;</span>&quot;.<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; Get out of Vim&#0058;&nbsp;&nbsp;Use &quot;:qa!<span class="Special">&lt;Enter&gt;</span>&quot; (careful, all changes are lost!).<br>
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Jump to a subject:&nbsp;&nbsp;Position the cursor on a tag (e.g.&nbsp;<a class="Identifier" href="index.html#bars">bars</a>) and hit&nbsp;<span class="Special">CTRL-]</span>.<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp; With the mouse:&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;:set mouse=a&quot; to enable the mouse (in xterm or GUI).<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Double-click the left mouse button on a tag, e.g.&nbsp;<a class="Identifier" href="index.html#bars">bars</a>.<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jump back:&nbsp;&nbsp;Type&nbsp;<span class="Special">CTRL-T</span>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<span class="Special">CTRL-O</span>.&nbsp;&nbsp;Repeat to go further back.<br>
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Get specific help:&nbsp;&nbsp;It is possible to go directly to whatever you want help<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prepend something to specify the context:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="Constant" href="index.html#help-context" name="help-context">help-context</a><br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="PreProc">WHAT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;PREPEND&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EXAMPLE</span><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Normal mode command&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;:help x<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Visual mode command&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; v_&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; :help v_u<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insert mode command&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; i_&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; :help i_<span class="Special">&lt;Esc&gt;</span><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Command-line command&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;:help :quit<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Command-line editing&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;c_&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; :help c_<span class="Special">&lt;Del&gt;</span><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vim command argument&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;:help -r<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Option&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;:help&nbsp;<a class="Type" href="options.html#'textwidth'">'textwidth'</a><br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regular expression&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;:help /[<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See&nbsp;<a class="Identifier" href="usr_02.html#help-summary">help-summary</a>&nbsp;for more contexts and an explanation.<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;Search for help:&nbsp;&nbsp;Type &quot;:help word&quot;, then hit&nbsp;<span class="Special">CTRL-D</span>&nbsp;to see matching<br>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Or use &quot;:helpgrep word&quot;.&nbsp;<a class="Identifier" href="helphelp.html#:helpgrep">:helpgrep</a><br>
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Vim stands for Vi IMproved.&nbsp;&nbsp;Most of Vim was made by Bram Moolenaar, but only<br>
through the help of many others.&nbsp;&nbsp;See&nbsp;<a class="Identifier" href="intro.html#credits">credits</a>.<br>
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BASIC:<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="quickref.html#quickref">quickref</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Overview of the most common commands you will use<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_01.html#tutor">tutor</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 30 minutes training course for beginners<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="uganda.html#copying">copying</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; About copyrights<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="uganda.html#iccf">iccf</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Helping poor children in Uganda<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="sponsor.html#sponsor">sponsor</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sponsor Vim development, become a registered Vim user<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="intro.html#www">www</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vim on the World Wide Web<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="intro.html#bugs">bugs</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Where to send bug reports<br>
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USER MANUAL: These files explain how to accomplish an editing task.<br>
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<a class="Identifier" href="usr_toc.html">usr_toc.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Table Of Contents<br>
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<span class="PreProc">Getting Started</span><br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_01.html">usr_01.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;About the manuals<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_02.html">usr_02.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The first steps in Vim<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_03.html">usr_03.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Moving around<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_04.html">usr_04.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Making small changes<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_05.html">usr_05.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Set your settings<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_06.html">usr_06.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Using syntax highlighting<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_07.html">usr_07.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Editing more than one file<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_08.html">usr_08.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Splitting windows<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_09.html">usr_09.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Using the GUI<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_10.html">usr_10.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Making big changes<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_11.html">usr_11.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Recovering from a crash<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_12.html">usr_12.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Clever tricks<br>
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<span class="PreProc">Editing Effectively</span><br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_20.html">usr_20.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Typing command-line commands quickly<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_21.html">usr_21.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Go away and come back<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_22.html">usr_22.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Finding the file to edit<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_23.html">usr_23.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Editing other files<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_24.html">usr_24.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Inserting quickly<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_25.html">usr_25.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Editing formatted text<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_26.html">usr_26.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Repeating<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_27.html">usr_27.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Search commands and patterns<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_28.html">usr_28.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Folding<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_29.html">usr_29.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Moving through programs<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_30.html">usr_30.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Editing programs<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_31.html">usr_31.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Exploiting the GUI<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_32.html">usr_32.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The undo tree<br>
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<span class="PreProc">Tuning Vim</span><br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_40.html">usr_40.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Make new commands<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_41.html">usr_41.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Write a Vim script<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_42.html">usr_42.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Add new menus<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_43.html">usr_43.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Using filetypes<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_44.html">usr_44.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Your own syntax highlighted<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_45.html">usr_45.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Select your language<br>
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<span class="PreProc">Making Vim Run</span><br>
<a class="Identifier" href="usr_90.html">usr_90.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Installing Vim<br>
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REFERENCE MANUAL: These files explain every detail of Vim.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="Constant" href="index.html#reference_toc" name="reference_toc">reference_toc</a><br>
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<span class="PreProc">General subjects</span><br>
<a class="Identifier" href="intro.html">intro.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; general introduction to Vim; notation used in help files<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="index.html">help.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;overview and quick reference (this file)<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="helphelp.html">helphelp.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;about using the help files<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="vimindex.html">index.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; alphabetical index of all commands<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="tags.html">help-tags</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; all the tags you can jump to (index of tags)<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="howto.html">howto.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; how to do the most common editing tasks<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="tips.html">tips.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;various tips on using Vim<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="message.html">message.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; (error) messages and explanations<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="quotes.html">quotes.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;remarks from users of Vim<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="todo.html">todo.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;known problems and desired extensions<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="develop.html">develop.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; development of Vim<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="debug.html">debug.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; debugging Vim itself<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="uganda.html">uganda.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vim distribution conditions and what to do with your money<br>
<br>
<span class="PreProc">Basic editing</span><br>
<a class="Identifier" href="starting.html">starting.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;starting Vim, Vim command arguments, initialisation<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="editing.html">editing.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; editing and writing files<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="motion.html">motion.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;commands for moving around<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="scroll.html">scroll.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;scrolling the text in the window<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="insert.html">insert.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insert and Replace mode<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="change.html">change.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;deleting and replacing text<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="indent.html">indent.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;automatic indenting for C and other languages<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="undo.html">undo.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undo and Redo<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="repeat.html">repeat.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;repeating commands, Vim scripts and debugging<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="visual.html">visual.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;using the Visual mode (selecting a text area)<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="various.html">various.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; various remaining commands<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="recover.html">recover.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; recovering from a crash<br>
<br>
<span class="PreProc">Advanced editing</span><br>
<a class="Identifier" href="cmdline.html">cmdline.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Command-line editing<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="options.html">options.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; description of all options<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="pattern.html">pattern.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; regexp patterns and search commands<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="map.html">map.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; key mapping and abbreviations<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="tagsrch.html">tagsrch.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; tags and special searches<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="quickfix.html">quickfix.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;commands for a quick edit-compile-fix cycle<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="windows.html">windows.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; commands for using multiple windows and buffers<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="tabpage.html">tabpage.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; commands for using multiple tab pages<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="syntax.html">syntax.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;syntax highlighting<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="spell.html">spell.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; spell checking<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="diff.html">diff.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;working with two to four versions of the same file<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="autocmd.html">autocmd.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; automatically executing commands on an event<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="filetype.html">filetype.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;settings done specifically for a type of file<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="eval.html">eval.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;expression evaluation, conditional commands<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="channel.html">channel.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Jobs, Channels, inter-process communication<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="fold.html">fold.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;hide (fold) ranges of lines<br>
<br>
<span class="PreProc">Special issues</span><br>
<a class="Identifier" href="print.html">print.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; printing<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="remote.html">remote.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;using Vim as a server or client<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="term.html">term.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;using different terminals and mice<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="digraph.html">digraph.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; list of available digraphs<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="mbyte.html">mbyte.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; multi-byte text support<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="mlang.html">mlang.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; non-English language support<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="arabic.html">arabic.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Arabic language support and editing<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="farsi.html">farsi.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Farsi (Persian) editing<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="hebrew.html">hebrew.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hebrew language support and editing<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="russian.html">russian.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Russian language support and editing<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="ft_ada.html">ft_ada.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ada (the programming language) support<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="ft_sql.html">ft_sql.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;about the SQL filetype plugin<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="hangulin.html">hangulin.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Hangul (Korean) input mode<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="rileft.html">rileft.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;right-to-left editing mode<br>
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<span class="PreProc">GUI</span><br>
<a class="Identifier" href="gui.html">gui.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Graphical User Interface (GUI)<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="gui_w32.html">gui_w32.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Win32 GUI<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="gui_x11.html">gui_x11.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; X11 GUI<br>
<br>
<span class="PreProc">Interfaces</span><br>
<a class="Identifier" href="if_cscop.html">if_cscop.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;using Cscope with Vim<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="if_lua.html">if_lua.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lua interface<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="if_mzsch.html">if_mzsch.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;MzScheme interface<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="if_perl.html">if_perl.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Perl interface<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="if_pyth.html">if_pyth.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Python interface<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="if_tcl.html">if_tcl.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tcl interface<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="if_ole.html">if_ole.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;OLE automation interface for Win32<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="if_ruby.html">if_ruby.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Ruby interface<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="debugger.html">debugger.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Interface with a debugger<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="workshop.html">workshop.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Sun Visual Workshop interface<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="netbeans.html">netbeans.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;NetBeans External Editor interface<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="sign.html">sign.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;debugging signs<br>
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<span class="PreProc">Versions</span><br>
<a class="Identifier" href="vi_diff.html">vi_diff.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Main differences between Vim and Vi<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="version4.html">version4.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Differences between&nbsp;<span class="Identifier">Vim version 3.0</span>&nbsp;and 4.x<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="version5.html">version5.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Differences between&nbsp;<span class="Identifier">Vim version 4.6</span>&nbsp;and 5.x<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="version6.html">version6.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Differences between&nbsp;<span class="Identifier">Vim version 5.7</span>&nbsp;and 6.x<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="version7.html">version7.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Differences between&nbsp;<span class="Identifier">Vim version 6.4</span>&nbsp;and 7.x<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="version8.html">version8.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Differences between&nbsp;<span class="Identifier">Vim version 7.4</span>&nbsp;and 8.x<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="Constant" href="index.html#sys-file-list" name="sys-file-list">sys-file-list</a><br>
<span class="PreProc">Remarks about specific systems</span><br>
<a class="Identifier" href="os_390.html">os_390.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;OS/390 Unix<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="os_amiga.html">os_amiga.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Amiga<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="os_beos.html">os_beos.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; BeOS and BeBox<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="os_dos.html">os_dos.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MS-DOS and MS-Windows NT/95 common items<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="os_mac.html">os_mac.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Macintosh<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="os_mint.html">os_mint.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Atari MiNT<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="os_msdos.html">os_msdos.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;MS-DOS (plain DOS and DOS box under Windows)<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="os_os2.html">os_os2.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;OS/2<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="os_qnx.html">os_qnx.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;QNX<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="os_risc.html">os_risc.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; RISC-OS<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="os_unix.html">os_unix.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Unix<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="os_vms.html">os_vms.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;VMS<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="os_win32.html">os_win32.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;MS-Windows 95/98/NT<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="Constant" href="index.html#standard-plugin-list" name="standard-plugin-list">standard-plugin-list</a><br>
<span class="PreProc">Standard plugins</span><br>
<a class="Identifier" href="pi_getscript.html">pi_getscript.txt</a>&nbsp;Downloading latest version of Vim scripts<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="pi_gzip.html">pi_gzip.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reading and writing compressed files<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="pi_logipat.html">pi_logipat.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Logical operators on patterns<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="pi_netrw.html">pi_netrw.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Reading and writing files over a network<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="pi_paren.html">pi_paren.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Highlight matching parens<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="pi_tar.html">pi_tar.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tar file explorer<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="pi_vimball.html">pi_vimball.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Create a self-installing Vim script<br>
<a class="Identifier" href="pi_zip.html">pi_zip.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Zip archive explorer<br>
<br>
<span class="PreProc">Others</span><br>
<a class="Identifier" href="vim_faq.html">vim_faq.txt</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; FAQ<br>
<br>
LOCAL ADDITIONS:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="Constant" href="index.html#local-additions" name="local-additions">local-additions</a><br>
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<span class="PreProc">------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br>
<a class="Constant" href="index.html#bars" name="bars">bars</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Bars example<br>
<br>
Now that you've jumped here with&nbsp;<span class="Special">CTRL-]</span>&nbsp;or a double mouse click, you can use<br>
<span class="Special">CTRL-T</span>,&nbsp;<span class="Special">CTRL-O</span>, g<span class="Special">&lt;RightMouse&gt;</span>, or&nbsp;<span class="Special">&lt;C-RightMouse&gt;</span>&nbsp;to go back to where you were.<br>
<br>
<span class="Todo">Note</span>&nbsp;that tags are within | characters, but when highlighting is enabled these<br>
characters are hidden.&nbsp;&nbsp;That makes it easier to read a command.<br>
<br>
Anyway, you can use&nbsp;<span class="Special">CTRL-]</span>&nbsp;on any word, also when it is not within |, and Vim<br>
will try to find help for it.&nbsp;&nbsp;Especially for options in single quotes, e.g.<br>
<a class="Type" href="options.html#'compatible'">'compatible'</a>.<br>
<br>
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&nbsp;vim:tw=78:fo=tcq2:isk=!-~,^*,^\|,^\&quot;:ts=8:ft=help:norl:<br>
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